Design Marketing

Profile

Interactive Art Director with extensive experience in website design,

creative concept development and user interaction design. Core skills

include:

Art direction

Web design

Online marketing campaigns

Social Media

Rich Internet Applications

E-commerce

Experience

Freelance Art Director and Design 03/2006 - Present

Build a web platform for the karpel group, a full-service entertainment

marketing and publicity agency.

Designed artistic concept for on-line magazine and invitation for social

events to promote the PR agency Davlas & Partners.

Created a web platform for display of top artists' portfolio through the

site Artist Commissions.

Developed social media campaign (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter), direct mail,

interactive promotion, newsletters and design of a top photography agency-

Art Wing ny.

Build a web platform for a healthcare provider in order to growth online

business. Features include: allow potential clients to review services,

appointment scheduling, contact information and blog.

Execute the web banners for direct marketing campaigns of one Nickelodeon's

TV show (Just for Kicks).

Interactive Art Director 01/2006 - 06/2009

AFG Management LLC, New York, NY

Led the social media strategy of the company for promotion and advertising

(blog communities, Facebook).

Implemented art direction for print media advertising, business cards and

photographers' press kit.

Assisted the art direction of photo-shoots for interactive marketing

campaigns.

Managed eight members cross-functional team from the creative and technical

departments to implement the company advertising strategy.

Responsible for updating the company's website with the latest technology

trends. For example: embedded video, flash animation, XML feeds for content

updates.

Developed interactive media campaigns & banners to promote the site across

the web and increase direct marketing response.

Interactive Art Director & Designer 05/2004 - 06/2006

Pier 59 Studios LP @ Art & Fashion Group, New York, NY.

Developed the complete web strategy for the holding company consisting of

18 websites of different agencies. Some examples are: pier59studios.com,

artandfashiongroup.com, pier59studioswest.com.

Executed the web site and e-commerce strategy for the corporation:

www.fashionbook.com.

Manage a twelve member cross-functional team from the marketing department,

technical department and art interactive department to implement the

company interactive marketing strategy.

Interactive Art Director & Designer (Freelance)

11/2002- 05/2004

Non-profit Information Society, at Athens Olympic Games Organizing

Committee, Athens, Greece

Led the creative concept and overall look and feel for the official Athens

2004 Olympic

Games website.

Provided leadership and guidance to the web design team, ensuring

implementation of the selected concept and strict adherence to the IOC

requirements and standards.

Freelance Web Designer 03/1998- 08/2002

TIS Worldwide, New York, NY

Delivered the redesigned Chase Mortgage online store, working closely with

other designers and the client to establish a unique look and feel for the

re-launch of Chase.com in October 1999.

Created the new appearance for iVillageHealth.com site by providing art

direction and supervision of the creative and development teams.

Education

New York University - Information Technologies Institute

New York, NY

Multimedia Technology Awards Certificate.

The American University of Athens - Southeastern College

Athens, Greece

Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Graphic Design.

Skills & Tools

Print and Interactive: Adobe CS3, CS4 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator,

Fireworks, Dreamweaver), Action Script, HTML, CSS, Wordpress, web

architecture, interaction design, user interface design, mobile design and

animating.

Other: Final Cut Pro, After Effects, concepting, multitasking, web 2.0

trends, micro-sites, social media.

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